06-17-2004 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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La Porte Golf Community ' SCU#04-012 July 15, 2004 Page 3 of 7 0 Staff and 'the. Commission should look for sufficient open space, adequate parking, and -a good mix of recreational amenities. • 'Streets, Access, & Layout — State Highway . 146, Wharton Weems Blvd., and.McCabe Road provide limited access to the site.- Along SH. 146. traveling north, TXDOT is. negotiating with property owners to secure right turn lanes. at Wharton Weems and McCabe Road. These :. . lanes should help prevent traffic delays. . Given -the location: of the. Hettig property which bisects. Mr. Fogarty's" development in the North, - A possible:. redesign of . Section 5 may be needed to allow secondary. access to S.H. 146 and roads may -have temporary cul-de-sacs io plan for future tie-ins between Section 5 and Section 3. During the platting process, consideration should be given to . traffic controls along the subdivision access points that intersect with. Wharton Weems Blvd. -and McCabeRoad In addition, a sound wall bordering . the . residential development along S.H. .146. must be - constructed: This would reduce noise levels and provide for additional sound deadening for the subdivision. The developer should maintain - the redesign of the . - current layout to ensure that lots do not back onto 8t' Street. In a previous sketch plan, the ,developer provided a layout with cul-de-sacs. • . Topography —tins area is relatively flat and stable and should not Dean obstacle to this type of development. .. • Density — staff . utilized, the Land Use Plan as a guide. : With the designated land . use : as - low . - density . residential and applying a development ratio of 4.8 .units per. acre to approximately 135.4 acres, this property may yield approximately 649 dwelling units. This -current plan designates seven sections of single-family residential with average lot.. size of 60'x1101. (Larger lots are proposed abutting. the City's Golf Course.) The total number of single-family . residential lots equals 411. with a density of 3.04 units per acre. This density is considerably less than the 4.8 units per acre allowed in R I zoning districts. • , Utilities — There are sufficient water distribution facilities along frontage road of SH.: 146 and McCabe Road to supply potable water and fire protection to this proposed .project ..Provisions will have to be made to ensure that sufficient utility extensions can be made to serve the whole development:. Currently, sanitary sewer service is not available to this site; however, -as a part of . the City's master sewer plan for the. area,. easements were secured to provide.a 24" trunk main. The plan provides for two possible sites for a tie .in just near Popular Cove- and Little Cedar: The Developer, through a � Sewer. Utility Agreement, should commit . to paying for the. sanitarysewer services - and improvements needed to . provide . sewer service to this project.,and be responsible for the on -site